Chaos Crown

Chapter 529, The dark girl is waiting for you upstairs
As the chief lord of the Zhentarim, Mansu has always been trapped by Cyric's arbitrary ideas. Since the Dark Sun took control of the Zhentarim, he has always changed his teachings repeatedly, leaving the people at a loss.

The most typical one is that Cyric especially likes to issue completely opposite oracles to his believers, and then happily watches them kill each other. In Dark Sun's view, as the King of Three Crowns appointed by the god AO, he originally It is his duty to spread discord, betrayal, and fear, so Cyric sees this as a gift, his reward for the piety of his followers.

Mansu believes that Cyric may be imitating Bane. When Bane, the god of tyranny, ruled Zhentil Keep, Bane also liked to divide his followers into two factions, namely conservatives and reformers. Bane He is happy to see his believers divided into two groups, and then the God of Tyranny himself becomes the referee. This not only maintains Ben's authority, but also strengthens the abilities of the church's believers in the confrontation, and allows Ben to test it. At this time, should the church's policy be conservative or reformed?

Ben's political wisdom is always contained in his design of institutions and systems.

In contrast, Cyric has only learned superficial nonsense. The most typical example is that Cyric also encourages internal fighting among his priests, but the Prince of the Dark Sun has never been the referee, and his subordinates must take the initiative to explain him Those strange and self-contradictory oracles, if they win the struggle, it means that they understand Cyric's supreme will. If they fail, it means that the Dark Sun's original intention is good, but it is purely a priest's execution error.

What is the original intention of Dark Sun? That can only be guessed. Anyway, Dark Sun can never be wrong, because Cyric is a god, and gods are naturally smarter than mortals. Anyone who dares to question Cyric will end up dead.

Two things illustrate Cyric's schizophrenia.

As we all know, Cyric and Midnight were once adventure partners. They were promoted to gods together because they returned the Tablet of Destiny. Therefore, the day Cyric ascended to the gods should be a major festival of the church, but Cyric hated the goddess of magic very much. Midnight explicitly prohibits the celebration of this day, and requires believers to remember this day. However, it also states that believers will be punished if they mention this day without permission, because Midnight also became a god on this day.

Cyric asked believers to remember the noble history of him seizing the Stone of Destiny and being promoted to a god. However, he also asked believers to remember the nature of his original god, that is, he was a divinity from beginning to end. When telling about him taking the Stone of Destiny as a mortal, At that time, any behavior by believers that reminded them of the contradiction between the two was considered an offense against the only true God of the kingdom.

"For Dark Sun, forgetting history is tantamount to betrayal, and remembering history is tantamount to offense."

——Cyric Joke of the Pantheon
Similarly, after the "Slaughter of Bane", Cyric designated the last day of October as the "Day of Extermination of Bane". This purge ensured that Cyric's belief in the worship of Bane in Zhentil Keep was guaranteed. Complete victory, but as the god son of Bane, Shamu, rose again in Ser, announcing that he would inherit Bane's legacy and reforge his father's glory, this holy day was unexpectedly terminated, and all references to it in the official official records were erased. .

Cyric was once very close to Shar. The Dark Sun regarded the goddess of the night as a natural ally, because they both wanted to burn the world and rule its embers, so the Church of Cyric once declared that Shar's faith is "can Accept".

But soon, with the rise of Aaron and the adjustment of Shar's strategy, all previous news about the cooperation between the two churches was blocked. Any believer who dared to mention the previous close relationship with Shar's church remained tight-lipped after being interviewed ( It was later discovered that his tongue had been cut), or he had disappeared mysteriously.

This caused Zhentil Castle to go from chaos to chaos, and the entire city lived in fear and despair all day long. People didn't know what to say and what not to say, so they could only shut up and use their eyes or numbers to signal.

Mansu couldn't understand what his master was thinking, but there was no doubt that he had to fight to protect Zhentil Castle.

The master of the Zhentarim turned red, and he shouted angrily: "Aaron Salian, a shameless boy, stole my Lord's divine power, and yet he claimed to be the chosen one of the Four Gods of Chaos. This is actually unfaithful, unfilial, unkind, unjust, and unfair. People who don’t believe in etiquette now dare to invade my Holy Land of the Moon Sea and the supreme throne of my Dark Sun Master. This time, the Purple Dragon will never come back! Just like Asan IV!"

At this time, there were two heavyweights of the Zhentarim in the room, namely Selula Anji, the lord of Zhentil Keep and the commander of the army, and Exhinor Mirromane, Xi The senior priest of Rick's church, the mastermind behind Bane's death.

Axino also showed a very angry look: "My Lord already knows about Aaron Salian's shameless behavior and overestimation of his capabilities. He has issued a death order to destroy Aaron Salian at all costs. He will Giving you all possible support.”

Mansu nodded. With the support of the No. 1 God above God AO, this battle would be much easier to handle.

The other leader, Serula Anji, was not so optimistic. Although she was also angry because of the provocation of the Cormyrs, she was calmer: "Lord, the Cormyrians' plan is very clear. They are planning to take advantage of the Cormyrians' provocation. We took advantage of our internal instability to attack the Moon Sea. The Bedai barbarians have surrendered, so they have ample excuses, and our external environment... is not very good."

"I don't think it's better than this. It happens that Aaron Salian personally leads the army outside and there is no one in the country. We can tell the Crow Duke of Zambia to attack Cormyr and take Susar and the Sunset Territory directly. The people in the Cormanso Forest It is said that the demon elves have a grudge against Aaron and can also be contacted, as well as the drow from the Underdark, and..."

Serula suddenly shut up when she said this.

"And what?" Mansu glanced at Serula, and the leader of the Zhentarim suddenly understood something.

Serula is the owner of Zhentil Castle, the supreme leader and commander of the city's army, and is a direct descendant of Fuzor-Cherberry. After Fuzor left, although Serula stayed, she did not do anything. There is no doubt that there is still a connection between her and Fu Zuoer.

Mansu acquiesced in this connection. As a former Bane elector and now a Cyric elector, Mansu understood the importance of hedging his bets better than anyone.

Politics has nothing to do with right or wrong, and many times it doesn't care about the merits. Eggs cannot always be put in one basket.

Serula's meaning is very clear. In the south of the Moon Sea, there is a large army in the land of Ser that can serve as foreign aid. That is the darkness of Bane's son Shamu as the supreme leader and the warmaster Disma as the commander. Army!

"Can I contact you?" Mansu asked.

"No matter what, Zhentil Castle is a holy place and the seat of the throne." Selula said with certainty: "He will not let his father's throne fall by the wayside."

"Okay, I'll leave it to you to make contact." Mansu looked excited, paced around for a while, and suddenly said with a serious face: "Aaron has conquered the desert and surrendered the Bedai barbarians, so he will definitely know The Zhentarim will be furious. It is impossible not to be prepared, not to mention that we, the Moon Sea, have just ended the trade war with Mulhorand. If we take the initiative, we will fall into Aaron's plan."

After thinking about it, Mansu continued: "Immediately contact the Church of the Lady of the Night and tell them that they don't want to see the flag of the Silver Virgin planted on the city of the Sea of ​​the Moon, right?"

"This is no longer a secular war, this is a holy war, a war between gods!"

"Aaron actually dares to attack the Moon Sea in the name of revenge... He must strike hard! This will be the largest battle in the north of the country after Tukan's invasion."

"Yes!"

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May 1368, Valley Calendar, Valley of Shadows.

This is the second time Aaron has come to the Valley of Shadows. This time Aaron only brought a small number of followers. He abandoned the army and personally came to visit Elminster, the great sage of the Valley of Shadows, for the second time.

Buyer was left in the Great Temple of Aidas. The only ones accompanying Aaron were the great dragon Egil, the priestess Eleanor and the little pirate Edward Teach, as well as the King of Bedai who had just surrendered, the Heartless Ha. A group of Varangian guards led by Lal and his son Halfdan the White, totaling more than 500 people. It seemed that Aaron was defenseless, but in fact Harald the Ruthless and his son Halfdan the White knew how strong Aaron and the dragon beside Aaron were. Apart from anything else, these five hundred people It's probably not enough to crack Egil's teeth.

When they passed through the Mokou Mountains before, they accidentally encountered a group of abyss demons. As a result, Aaron grabbed the neck of the leader of the demons and crushed the throat of the demons with his bare hands, which made Harald feel ashamed.

The white-robed Halfdan was eager to achieve great results. As the young king's son, after putting on a new set of serpentine steel equipment, Halfdan couldn't wait to give the Zhentarim a taste of color. The corresponding The little pirate Teach was also eager to try. The two young men bickered all the way. Whatever the other agreed with, the other subconsciously opposed it.

On the way to the Valley of Shadows, Aaron took out the Tzeentch Compass: "Bad news, ladies and gentlemen, it seems that the Zhentarim are not prepared to fight us directly."

"Let these turtles continue to turtle!" The big dragon Egil put his hands on his hips and showed off his extremely hot body without any reservation. The white-haired and black-haired dragon lady was still so confident: "When we are ready, I'm going to pry open the Zhentarim's distinguished guests myself, and kill them to pieces!"

"Aaron, the Zhentarim are obviously ready, do we still have to fight?" Eleanor was wearing pure white priest robes and bathed in the comfortable weather of Shadow Valley. She was both holy and full of love, making her Aaron couldn't help but want to bully her. Miss Pastor obviously didn't want to fight. She preferred to start the plan to green the desert now.

"Of course." Aaron nodded: "The Zhentarim are recruiting troops. They are looking for allies everywhere. Of course we can't be idle."

Shadow Valley is still as it was last time, neither enthusiastic nor indifferent to outsiders. Aaron and others deliberately kept a low profile and concealed their identities, while the people here are focusing their attention on the relationship between Aaron and Salian. On the conquest of the Great Desert of Haenorok and the declaration of vengeance against the Zhentarim.

According to Teach's investigation, rumors have been circulating in Shadow Valley recently, and the little pirate has collected some rumors.

"Revenge is easy to say. Who knows what the Cormyrs are planning? Maybe they are just fighting for their own benefit."

"The conquest of the Cormyrs will only bring trouble. The Valley of Shadows will become the front line of the war. We should immediately draw a clear line with the Cormyrs!"

"No, no, the Zhentarim are the culprits of all disasters. Have we, the people of Shadow Valley, suffered too many attacks from the north over the years? We should take this opportunity to join the Cormyr army and completely eliminate the shadow of the Zhentarim. ."

"Aaron Salian, isn't he the great hero who rescued Woking from the Abyss? He has always had a grudge against the Zhentarim and the Dark Sun, so it's understandable."

"Hey, it is said that the condition for him to successfully surrender the Bedai is that the Bedai require him to put an end to the blood and sand on the black road."

"Isn't that right? The hatred between the Bedai and the Black Web (another name for the Zhentarim) lasts three days and three nights."

"The people of Cormyr had better get out of here, and so does the Moonsea."

Aaron didn't say anything special about the rumors. He came here because he wanted to see Elminster.

All along, the chosen ones of the four goddesses of magic have been guarding the safety of the Valley of Shadows, preventing the Zhentarim from further expanding their influence beyond the valley.

The great sage Elminster, Storm-Silverhand, one of the seven sisters in the North, Sheron-Silverhand, also one of the seven sisters, and Dove-Hawkhand, the knight of Myth-Drono.

Just as the Zhentarim were gathering allies, so too was Aaron.

And if he can get the support of these Shadow Valley natives, Aaron's high-end combat power will be guaranteed.

What's more, Aaron believes that the magic goddess Midnight will be happy to see Cyric in big trouble.

He has a very good relationship with Elminster, and he is Elminster's theoretical grandson-in-law, so he should be able to get support from this old man, right?

Iolum of Netheril, Larok, the Warlock King, and Elminster of Shadow Valley, these three guys represent the ceiling of spellcasters in the realm.

With this idea in mind, Aaron knocked on the door of Master Elminster's manor.

However, the person who opened the door was not Elminster's apprentice or servant, but two acquaintances of Aaron.

Eilistraee swears drow, Vanessa and Kafka are waiting for Aaron at the door.

"You?" Aaron said in surprise.

"You are finally here, His Highness Grand Duke Rivellon, General of Cormyr, Savior of Woking, Enemy of the Six Fingers..." Vanessa struggled to recite Aaron's title. It could be seen that this female Zhuo I'm terrible at remembering the names of people I need to please like humans.

"Okay, okay, no need to say anything." Aaron quickly waved his hand. He noticed that Vanessa and Kafka's eyes were a little dodgy, so he simply asked directly: "What's the matter? Why are you here?"

"Um...my Lord wants to see you." Vanessa said in embarrassment and a bit of humiliation: "He has come in person."

"He is waiting for you upstairs." Kafka also lowered his head in embarrassment: "Please be sure to meet with my Lord, absolutely."

My lord? Eilistraee?
The dark girl is waiting for him upstairs in Elminster's house?
Aaron was a little confused, wondering what kind of show Eilistraee was acting in?
After thinking for a moment, Aaron immediately made up his mind.

See you, why not see you?
Su Lun Mama said that she would provide me with a goddess. As Mama’s favorite child, of course I must fulfill Mama’s wish!
Today I am going to tell Su Lun and Mama what Xiaoyi Mouya is!

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